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Go on a Holy Walk

Develop a deeper appreciation for the holy sites at Kechara Forest Retreat as you embark on a guided pilgrimage led by our Buddhist sangha and pastors.

You’ll experience traditional Tibetan methods for healing, protection and fulfilment of wishes as you visit each holy site, recite blessed mantras, light a candle or two, make aspirational prayers or just absorb the stillness and calm of the forest at dawn.

2024 Programme Details

March 9
Wish-fulfilling Pilgrimage for prosperity + good fortune
Empower your efforts and accomplish your aspirations for growth, success and inner & outer wealth as you circumambulate + make offerings and requests to the wish-fulfilling Buddhas in Kechara Forest Retreat.
- Holy sites: Gyenze the Wishfulfiller for prosperity & good luck, Green Tara for swift assistance, Dorje Shugden to clear obstacles for success, and Tsem Rinpoche’s Relic Stupa to receive the guru’s blessings.
- Activities: Smoke offering to Gyenze, Gyenze mantra & visualisation, and a Gyenze blessing ceremony by our Buddhist sangha & pastors.
- With compliments: Gyenze prayer card and blessed mantra crystal to invite abundance & increase into your home.

July 13
Protection Pilgrimage to clear obstacles + harm
Invoke the blessings of the divine to overcome difficult situations, purify negative karma and be protected from seen & unseen beings as you circumambulate + make offerings and requests to the enlightened Buddhas and guardian deities in Kechara Forest Retreat.
- Holy sites: Buddha Nageshvaraja to avert diseases and harm caused by nagas, Vajrayogini Stupa to create causes to be liberated from all suffering, Dorje Shugden to protect from the seen & unseen and to shield against negative karma, and Tsem Rinpoche’s Relic Stupa to receive the guru’s blessings.
- Activities: Dorje Shugden protection mantra & visualisation, Buddhist practices for averting obstacles & harm, and a cleansing smoke ritual by our Buddhist sangha & pastors.
- With compliments: Dorje Shugden prayer card, protection string and blessing kit to keep the Protector by your side wherever you go.

October 19
Healing Pilgrimage for recovery + long life
Experience inner + outer healing, recover from illness and extend lifespan as you circumambulate + make offerings and requests to the potent healing Buddhas in Kechara Forest Retreat.
- Holy sites: Medicine Buddha for swift recoveries, Loma Gyonma to protect from infectious diseases, Lama Tsongkhapa for mental & emotional wellbeing, and Tsem Rinpoche’s Relic Stupa to receive the guru’s blessings.
- Activities: 9-round breath meditation, Medicine Buddha mantra & visualisation, Buddhist healing practices, and a special healing blessing by our Buddhist sangha & pastors.
- With compliments: Medicine Buddha prayer card, healing water and blessed rilbus to continue your journey of recovery at home.